Browsing: Labour hire

• Adding "insult to injury", labour hire claim denied
  
• Advertised salary growth still "hot" despite cooling market read more

The Federal Government's proposed industrial manslaughter laws will see businesses and senior officers face much tougher penalties, but until a prosecution occurs they're unlikely to prompt much change, an employment law specialist says. read more

The 'same job, same pay' provisions of the Closing Loopholes Bill, while "softened" from what was originally feared, will have "really profound effects" if passed in their current form, a lawyer says. read more

The Fair Work Commission has approved a labour hire company's enterprise agreement, containing 'same job, same pay' provisions. Meanwhile, a Commission full bench has accused six employees of engaging in a "sham exercise" when they voted up an EA ahead of the company providing labour hire services. read more

Qantas took unlawful adverse action when deciding to outsource thousands of positions to labour hire workers during the peak of the pandemic, the High Court has today ruled, and the Transport Workers Union will now seek "a substantial penalty". read more

• Network concept empowers entrepreneurial recruiters
  
• On-hire worker engaged in "high-risk work" while unlicensed
  
• TA team overcoming tough recruitment market read more

In two separate claims, labour hire workers have failed to prove they were dismissed for prohibited reasons under the Fair Work Act when they were removed from host sites. read more

• "Complexity, cost and confusion": RCSA responds to IR Bill
  
• Tech solutions company launches IT recruitment arm
  
• Recruiters remain positive despite less demand for talent read more

'Same job, same pay' laws being introduced today will affect only a small number of workers, the Labor Government says. Here are 11 details known about the legislation so far. read more

Seek could have an "intentional and defined role" in employment services, reducing duplication in the system while delivering a high-quality user experience, it has told a Parliamentary inquiry. read more